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MeSH Heading: Glucans
Tree Number(s): D05.750.078.562; D09.698.365
Unique ID: D005936
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005936
Scope Note: Polysaccharides composed of repeating glucose units. They can consist of branched or unbranched chains in any linkages.
Entry Term(s): Glucan; Glucan (BO); Glucose Polymer; Polycose; Polyglucose; Polyglucoses
NLM Classification #: QU 83
Previous Indexing: Glucose (1966-1978); Polysaccharides (1966-1978)
Public MeSH Note: 79
History Note: 79
Date Established: 1979/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/12/15
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0009317
Scope Note: Polysaccharides composed of repeating glucose units. They can consist of branched or unbranched chains in any linkages.
Terms: Glucans Preferred Term
Term UI T017954
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1979); Polyglucose
Term UI T001004230
Date12/27/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Glucan
Term UI T001004231
Date12/27/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Polyglucoses
Term UI T017955
Date12/15/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Glucose Polymer
Term UI T017956
Date05/28/1985
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

Glucans MeSH Descriptor Data 2025